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In 2009 HSE has published a new, simplified version of the Health and Safety Law Poster. It tells workers what they and their employers need to do in simple terms, using numbered lists of basic points. As an employer, you are required by law to either display the HSE-approved poster or to provide each of your workers with the equivalent 'leaflet'.

The law has been changed ‑ for the new poster you don't have to add contact details of your enforcing authority and HSE's Employment Medical Advisory Service. You can add details of any employee safety representatives or other health and safety contacts, but this is not compulsory.

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The Accident Book is a valuable document that organisations can use to record accident information. It can be used to record details of injuries from accidents at work that employers must report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).Please note that the law changed on 6 April 2012. If a worker sustains an occupational injury resulting from an accident, their injury should be reported if they are incapacitated for more than seven days. There is no longer a requirement to report occupational injuries that result in more than three days of incapacitation, but you must still keep a record of such injuries.Note on the new editionBoth 2012 and 2018 versions are valid to use, the only difference is updated content referring to GDPR compliance but that each book is no less compliant that the other.More Information

The Accident Book is a valuable document that organisations can use to record accident information. It can be used to record details of injuries from accidents at work that employers must report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).Please note that the law changed on 6 April 2012. If a worker sustains an occupational injury resulting from an accident, their injury should be reported if they are incapacitated for more than seven days. There is no longer a requirement to report occupational injuries that result in more than three days of incapacitation, but you must still keep a record of such injuries.Note on the new editionBoth 2012 and 2018 versions are valid to use, the only difference is updated content referring to GDPR compliance but that each book is no less compliant that the other.More Information

Series Codes:HSG65, L22, L23, L24, L25, L26A number of statutory instruments known colloquially as the six pack came into force in 1992. These safety regulations and guidance be purchased as a pack of 6. Following the withdrawal by HSE of L21 and pending its replacement we are now including the nearest equivalent guidance, HSG65, in the six pack.

This pack brings together two popular titles that provide advice to help you identify, assess and control the activities that might cause harm in your business. Simple, straightforward advice is aimed at those starting up or running a small business, or those who have been appointed as a safety representative in a larger organisation. Whatever line of work you are in, this pack will help you run a safe and healthy workplace.

Included in this pack:

HSG268 - The Health and Safety Toolbox: How to Control Risks at Work(ISBN: 9780717664566)HSG65 - Managing for Health and Safety Builds on the Practical Advice in The health and Safety Toolbox(ISBN: 9780717665877)More Information

Great for SMEs, this pack brings together three key publications from HSE, essential to any business, including an A2 Health and Safety Law Poster. HSG268 is packed with simple, straightforward advice, this book covers the most common workplace hazards. It shows how most small to medium-sized businesses can put measures in place to control the risks. HSG65 builds on the practical advice in the toolbox and is one of HSE's most popular guides. The Law poster needs no introduction - All employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations (HSIER) to display the poster in a prominent position in each workplace or provide workers with a copy of the equivalent leaflet.Included in this pack:HSG268! - The Health and Safety Toolbox: How to Control Risks at WorkHSG65 - Managing for Health and Safety Builds on the Practical Advice in The Health and Safety ToolboxHealth and Safety Law Poster - What You Need to Know Laminated A2 versionMore Information

The purpose of this guidance is to highlight what can be done by dutyholders to achieve electrical safety compliance with the duties imposed by the Regulations. It is relevant to all work activities and premises except certain offshore installations and particular ships. Of particular relevance to dutyholders, it will also be of interest and practical help primarily to engineers (including those involved in design, construction, operation or maintenance of electrical systems and equipment), technicians and their managers. References to relevant regulations, standards and publications have been updated. More Information

The sixth edition of this Approved Code of Practice and guidance provides practical advice to help dutyholders comply with the requirements of the COSHH Regulations. It also takes account of regulatory changes following the introduction of the EU Regulations for REACH and CLP. It is aimed at dutyholders and health and safety professionals, but health and safety representatives and managers may also find it useful. More Information

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (except those involving construction work on construction sites, those in or on a ship, or those below ground at a mine).

The book includes the Regulations in full, as well as the Approved Code of Practice and guidance.More Information

This guidance is primarily for employers and relevant self-employed persons but may also be useful for employees and those selecting PPE The key messages are: • It is essential that employers put in place all necessary safe systems of work, control measures and engineering solutions so that use of PPE is minimised • Where PPE is needed it must be the most appropriate for the identified risk and should only be issued where it further reduces the level of risk • PPE is a safeguard of last resort since it only protects the individual wearerMore Information

Revised edition with comprehensive regulatory guidance on how to comply. Acknowledging prevalence of such screens in wider environments, it addresses both office and non-office usage with pertinent information on each main aspect of the Regulations with relevant extracts (full citation also included). More Information

This guidance is for employers. It sets out what you need to do to address first-aid provision in the workplace. The publication is aimed at all industries, although specific guidance on first aid in mines, offshore and diving is covered separately. This third edition takes account of the amendment to regulation 3(2), which removes the requirement for HSE to approve the training and qualifications of appointed first-aid personnel, and to incorporate some additional amendments brought about by other previous legislative changes.More Information

This revised edition of L117 is aimed at employers and those responsible for the safe operation of lift trucks, as well as those in control of worksites, the self-employed, managers and supervisors. It includes an outline of the main legal requirements relating to lift trucks; the Approved Code of Practice text (unchanged from the previous edition) and guidance on operator training for stacking rider-operated lift trucks.More Information

This is the second edition of HSG76 Warehouse and storage: A guide to health and safety and it has been written in liaison with the Warehousing Health and Safety Forum, a joint committee with representation from trade associations, trade unions and employer organisations. More Information

This poster shows basic first aid procedures, designed to help employees deal with first aid incidents at work. It incorporates recommendations from the European Resuscitation Council on resuscitation and first aid.More Information

This poster gives basic advice on first-aid procedures if someone has an electric shock at work. It will help employees to understand what to do if an incident should occur. It is aimed at employees working within a number of industries specifically electricity supply, generation, transmission and utilisation, electrical testing and electrical applications.

This supersedes the previous poster issued with ISBN 9780717664337More Information

Packed with simple, straightforward advice, this book covers the most common workplace hazards. It shows how most small to medium-sized businesses can put measures in place to control the risks. Easy to use, it will help you comply with the law and prevent workplace accidents and ill health. It is aimed at those starting up or running a small business, or those who have been appointed as a safety representative in a larger organisation, or want additional advice on how to control workplace hazards.More Information

Health and safety is not exactly a laughing matter but this DVD uses humour to get serious messages across. A series of short animated films feature the character NAPO coming to terms in his own unique way with health and safety in the workplace.This DVD includes three films previously released on video, together with two new titles.The Adventures of NAPO (2001, 16 minutes)Best Signs Story... Safety Signs at Work (1998, 12 minutes)Scratch and Sniff... Chemical Risks at Work (2002, 12 minutes)Clean sweep (new film 11 minutes)Stop that noise (new film 7 minutes)More Information

These checklists are designed to help the 'responsible person' to audit the arrangements in place to control legionella in the water systems in your premises. It also checks the knowledge of those who play a role in controlling the risks from the system, for example water treatment contractors.

Using the system checklists requires you to carry out both a physical inspection of the system as well as examining the management procedures and paperwork in place. The checklists only cover the two main risk systems, cooling towers and hot and cold water services. More Information

Many people are exposed to a variety of substances at work (e.g. chemicals, fumes, dusts, fibres) which can, under some circumstances, have a harmful effect on their health. These are called 'hazardous substances'. If exposure to a hazardous substance is not properly controlled it may cause ill health in a number of ways. The substance may cause harm by: • too much being taken into the body through breathing; • being absorbed through the skin; • being swallowed; or • acting directly on the body at the point of contact, e.g. the skin.More Information

These newly developed playing cards help you increase the opportunities to talk both formally and informally about the human factors that affect your organisation. The cards can make it much easier to break the ice, broach big subjects and start meaningful discussions.They can be used by anyone - health and safety professionals, managers, supervisors and safety reps - to begin talking about safety. The more you talk about safety, making it an on-going open dialogue, the more likely it is you will engage your workforce in safety becoming 'part of the job'.More Information